Fence



NITOPA TY$ IN VENTOR w. A. ALLEN.

Pence.

(No Model.)

No. 231,640. Patented Aug. 31,1880.

WITNESSES over the under NrTEn STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

WILLIAM AhALLEN, OF ASH GROVE, MISSOURI.

FENCE.

SPECIFIC'ATIQN formingpart of Letters Patent No. 231,640, dated August31, 1880. Application filed May 21, 1 880. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WV. A. ALLEN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Ash Grove, in the county of Greene andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of refon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fences; and it consists in thepanels a a, the platforms b b, standards A A, in connection with thepost B, and in the combination and arrangement of the parts, ashereinafter more fully described.

1n the drawings, Figure '1 is a view, in perspective, of my improvedfence. Fig. 2 is a detached view, showing the notched ends of thefence-rails. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inside of the fence-corner.Fig. 4 is a side elc Vation of the platform and standard. Fig. 5 is adetached view, showing the wedge for keying the rails.

a, to represent fence-rails, which are recessed at their ends, as shownin Fig. 2, to form hooks when constructed for connection with cornerposts; but until the corners in the fence are reached these hooks aredispensed with.

The corner-post B is provided with the intersectiug slotted apertures cc, for reception of the rails 11- at. These rails intersect at rightangles, the upper one being hooked one; hence the slots 0 c for theupper one are necessarily enlarged in order that it may be lifted overand hooked over the under one and hold the rails rigidly in position.

To prevent their displacement the wedges cl cl the slots above them,

together.

are then driven into which securely keys the parts erence marked thereiin presence of two witnesses.

In the corner-post the intermediate rails, c e, have their hearings inthe slots ff. These slots open into each other, but do not, like theupper and under slots, project through the post.

The standards or supports A A are formed of two sections, which aresecured together near their top by the wire hoop g. These verticalsupports are provided with the horizontal apertures 71, h, forreception, respectively, of the ends of the connecting-rails, the slotsbeing of size accurately adapted for their reception. These supports areprovided with the shoulders M, which unite at bottom, where they arerigidly secured'in the platforms 1) I). These platforms are formed ofthe pieces a and a, turnedup longitudinally on their sides, and rigidlysecured together by the horizontal transverse screw-bolts b b, thecentral pieces, a a, being conformed to the contour of the standards orsupports at that point and fitting closely against them. The standardsor supports A A and the platform bare thus solidly and rigidly connectedtogether, and when desirable the fence may be taken down, conveyed to adistance, and re-erected without additional cost.

What I claim is In a fence, the corner-post B, having slotted aperturesc and c, of unequal size, for reception of rails a a, hooked together,and standards A A, secured in platform I), having apertures h h, forreception of rails a a and c 6, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose specilied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature WILLIAM A. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

0. H. TRAVERS, G. HEADLEE.

